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First of all, I'm a Duck fan and we've obviously had to deal with our own issues the last few years. HOWEVER, I have nothing but respect for Mike Riley and the decisions he has made when faced with similar issues with Beaver players (remember the naked player in the upstairs bedroom as well as the drunken joy ride on the golf cart). Time and time again, Coach Riley has proven to be wise about the consequences he doles out to players that cross the line. He has also proven to be wise in the manner in which he handles his young men. I'm sure that he will continue to do the right thing with players and I believe he deserves the trust of the fans in Beaver Nation.

Nice piece. Quite frankly, I was really worried about Wisconsin. I felt like they were just like Stanford with a much better running game (remember Toby Gerhart?). I hoped our offensive speed would be the difference and it was. However, the defensive stops at the end were the difference. Good job Aliotti for making adjustments with a young, undersized group. "Smoke and Mirrors" kept this thing from getting out of hand. Fortunately, I'm not a columnist and I could just worry while rooting. If I had your job, I don't know if I could have picked them to win.

For those of us who sat in the rain and watched the "Toilet Bowl" in 1983 when the Ducks and Beavs tied 0-0, and who seriously never thought we would ever get to any bowl game much less win the Rose Bowl....this is a magical finish to this season. I'm proud to be a Duck!

The JAILBLAZERS are back. I love Texas for doing the right thing and now I can't wait to see what the Blazer management is going to do in light of the organizational character standards they set after they shipped off the original Jailblazers.

Morris and Blount faced off this weekend with both rushing for nearly the same yards. Quick quiz...what else do these former Ducks have in common?..................................They both wore the number 9 at Oregon.

If you recall, number 12 (Hall) is the same guy that ended James Rodgers' season with his cheap tackle in the end zone when the play was over. It seems he targeted Rodgers and ended his season and it looked just as clear that he targeted LaMike and tried to end his season.

As for Tedford and the fake injuries: The chances that an offensive line coach was the only person on staff that knew what was going on are very slim. This smells of a cover up. Injurygate ends with the suspension of the "sacrificial lamb."

I love the Blazers but I can't put my finger on why my intuition wonders if we'll be a lottery team this year. Nothing seems "right" (however that is defined) and it hasn't seemed so since the off season with the firing of the GM. I hope we can keep/get people healthy and right the ship.

If you don't live in the SCUMcast area, you're toast. Those of us in this situation have not opportunity to see the game live. SCUMcast doesn't play nice with other cable/satellite providers so we don't have a chance.

WSU is not a good team. That is the truth and DT simply told the truth about them. Telling the truth is not arrogant. Arrogant means you don't give a team the respect they deserve and you think you can show up and win without giving your best. The Ducks clearly have focused on EVERY team they played and given each team that level of respect. The TRUTH is the Cougs were on the verge of losing to a Big Sky school (PSU's conference) and they had to pull off some heroics to get the win so the PSU reference is more right than wrong. Not arrogant but truthful.

I will always rue the day OSN signed a contract with SCUMcast. Just like the Blazers, the only people that get to see these games are those in the SCUMcast cable area. Those of us with a different cable provider are shutout.

The Pac 10 should be embarrassed by the product they put on the field. The first half of the game was pathetic. Even the replay guy missed the interception that was upheld when one specific angle clearly showed the nose of the ball hitting the ground. That missed call ended up being a TD for Stanford. Hopefully the crew will be reprimanded for their shoddy performance.

I think we all need to back of on JC a little. He's paid to have opinions and to share them with us. Sometimes we like his views and sometimes we don't but that why it's fun. On this one, I think JC is spot on. My only real reference point was the spring game where it seemed like Thomas had a better ability to make something happen. Some athletes just have that sixth sense and Thomas seemed to have that while Costa seemed to play it safe. For sure, Thomas will drive us nuts at times with bad decisions that will put us in 3rd and long but he'll then turn around and find a way to get the 1st down on a jaw dropping play. I believe he'll force the opponent's defensive coordinators to spend many more hours in the film room trying to figure out how to contain him and that extra time is good news for us.

We should also not forget that if we assume DT stays the QB next year, the program will not have to make this adjustment again next year since DT isn't a senior. It's a minor point but if he becomes scary good this year, imagine what it could be like in 2011.

Even though I'm a die hard Duck fan, I really appreciate Mike Riley. He is a class act and I am glad to hear he had a chance to share ideas with Chip Kelly. Frankly, none of us have any idea what it's like to be in their position, knowing that at any time one of your players might do something that will embarrass the program. It's easy for all of us to judge but extraordinarily difficult to "walk in their shoes." Thanks Mike and thanks Chip representing our great schools.